in this pack makes it a little easier to make the decision to replace blue with red (which also has the virtue of bringing the Dragon back to my deck). Here’s the deck I’m taking into my week three games:

. I felt that I had enough cards that key off snow permanents that it was worth including the off-color snow lands, though I am afraid that I’m introducing the danger of not getting the color I need when I need it. On to the games:

In the first game of the first match my fear was realized as I didn’t get a Forest

until turn nine. At that point my opponent had too much of an advantage and I wasn’t able to recover. In game two, I had better luck getting my mana out, but my opponent was able to get off to a very aggressive start and I just wasn’t able to keep up.

Record so far: 6-5

Match two went better for me. In game one I was able to put out both my Ronom Hulk

s very early against an opponent who was only able to get out snow creatures. It might seem like the Cumulative Upkeep on both Hulks would be too cumbersome to maintain, but when you have two 5/6 unblockable creatures attacking every turn, you don’t have to maintain it for long. Game two I got very lucky draws and was able to hit my mana curve perfectly; turn one: Boreal Druid

coupled with enough removal to keep my opponent’s side of the board clear. Game two I was able to get my Herald into play, using him to steal my opponent’s snow lands which I, in turn, used to pump my Chilling Shade

. Game two didn’t go as well as I made the mistake of keeping a two land hand and proceeded to get stuck at three mana with a hand full of four or more mana spells in hand while my opponent’s creatures beat me silly. Game three was better, but my opponent was able to find enough removal to keep my side of the board clear, culminating in a Deepfire Elemental

on turn eight. My opponent had no answers for the both of them, and so the game was over.

Record at the end of week three: 9-6

So, I gave a solid showing this week, three wins and two losses, but still nothing spectacular. The off color lands rarely proved relevant to the game so I may choose to get rid of them next week. The other big question for the final week is to I continue with three colors or do I cut down to two. The good news about this week is that I didn’t encounter another poor sport as I did last week. Hopefully that will continue through the rest of the week.

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